Closure trim for motor vehicle windows



July 2, 1940. H. E. ROSNER CLQSURE TRIM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOWS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 12, 1939 c/zzvezz /%7 2 ry Z2 P057262" W @zza July 2, 1940. H. E. ROSNER CLOSURE TRII FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOWS Filed July 12, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 g g a mob Patented July 2, 1940 CLOSURE TRIM FOR MOTOR it WINDOWS VEHTCLE Henry E. Rosner, Chicago, Ill. Application July 12, 1939, Serial Ne. 283,957 a 3 Claims. (01. 296-44) This invention relates to door or window trims for motor vehicles and particularly to closure means to cover the openings in the frames of such doors or windows whichaccommodate sliding glass panes.

The openings forsliding glasspanes in motor vehicles are natural and notorious traps for dust, dirt, ashes, cigarette butts, rain, snow, etc. Such openings adjacent the passenger seats are nat- 1o ural arm rests, and it is a common experience to soil clothing when riding with the arm resting in this natural position. Cleaning is practically impossible because the drafts through the openings pick up the accumulated dirt from with- 16 in the body of the door or car.

The operating mechanism for such doors or windows is housed within the car or frame body and such mechanisms are often seriously rusted, clogged, and otherwise damaged by moisture and 2 dust trapped within the body,

l The modern development and styling of motor vehicles is toward smooth, unbroken lines and the elimination of such unsightly openings is highly desirable.

25 The particular object of this invention is to provide closures for the openings of sliding window-pane structures in motor vehicles.

Another object is to provide closures for the openings in sliding window-pane structures of 30 motor vehicles which will be opened or closed automatically as such windows are opened or closed.

A still further object is to provide sectional closures for such openings whereby a window partially open will open certain sections of the,

closures and leave other sections closed.

Other objects and benefits will be disclosed in the following descriptions and drawings in which:

Fig. l is a broken sectional side elevation View 40 showing theinterior of the front section of an automobile;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional end elevation view of the sill of an automobile door equipped with my closure as it would appear on 45 thesection lines Z- -Z of Fig. l with the Windowpane in raised position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2 except with the window-pane in lowered position and the opening closed by my closure trim; Fig. 4 is an enlarged broken side elevation view of an automobile car window with the windowpane partially open and showing one section of my closure trim open and other sections closed; and Fig. 5 is a broken sectional plan View of my typical front door is in no wise a scraper over the closure trim as it would appear on thelsection lines 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Now referring tothe drawings, and at the outset particularly to Fig 1, I designate the body of the car generally by the numeral and a 5 by the numeral II. The partially broken rear door as shown is designated by the same numerals primed as the front door.

The door is of conventional structure except as to the equipment of myclosure trims. door is unlatched by the handle l2, has a closing hand grip It, a pivotal front ventilation window l4 actuated by conventional handle mechanism I l. The sliding-window-pane l6 of the door is actuated by conventional hand crank mechanism I5 as is well understood.

Now referring to Figs. 2 and 3, I employ a hinged closure member I! which in this preferred embodiment of my invention is hinged to a wire frame it firmly attached to the felted guide members 2|. The closure member [1 is urged into closed position, as shown in Fig. 3, by the torsion spring l9, as is well understood in spring actuated members of this kind. In the horizontal closure member 11, as shown, I use small contact points Zillocated to contact the outer edges of the window-pane which is the only contact with the pane, and thus the hinged closure l1 entire pane surface. It will be appreciated that as the window-pane lfiis raised by the crank mechanism l5, the points 20 will contact the outer edges of the pane and the closure ll will be hinged backwards against the torsion spring l9 and the window thus allowed to raise. On reverse movement it will be appreciated that when the pane l6 recedes below the level of the door frame, the torsion spring ill will close the trim member [1, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, to effectively close the opening and providea flush trim with the door frame as shown.

NOW referring to Figs. 4 and 5, I show the Window-pane l6 in partially raised position with the trim member ll urged against the outside 5 of the pane and contacting it by the point 20. On the edges of the pane I6 I provide a cam opener 22 which is afiixed to a dovetail 23 in the edge of the glass by cement or any suitable fastener means. This cam member 22 is so are ranged as to contact the side trim member 24 which is urged into closed position by conventional torsion spring 25 mounted on a wire frame 26 in the conventional felt members 21. As is clearly shown in Fig. 4, I arrange the side trim 55 The 10 LII members in sections and in the position shown, the section 24 is in open position while the section 24' is still in closed position. It will be ap preciated that as the window-pane I6 is raised by the crank I5, the cam member 22 will contact the closure trim 24' and will raise it into open position the same as the sectional trim member 24. By this structure it will be well understood and appreciated that with the window-pane It in partially open position some of the trim members adjacent the window-pane [6 will be open while the trim members above the pane will be means operable by the opening of the window closed. The sections may be any desired length,

although in a preferred embodiment of my inpoint contacts with only the outer sides of the vention I employ three sections, as clearly shown in Fi 1.

The above description is given on embodiment of my invention although it will be appreciated that various structures may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a closure trim for sliding windows in motor vehicles, a wire closure frame mounted in the window pane opening, a closure trim hinged to said frame, said trim being spring urged to a preferred? I motor vehicles, a closure trim hinge-mounted in cover the pane opening approximately flush with the window frame, and means operable by the opening of the window to open said closure trim, said means including point contacts with only the outer sides of the window panes.

2. In a closure trim for sliding windows in motor vehicles, wire closure frames mounted in the bottom and side window pane openings, closure trims hinged to said frames, said trims in theside openings being in sections, said trims being spring urged to cover the pane openings approximately flush with the window frame, and

to'open said closure trims, said means including window panes.

3. In a 'closure trim for sliding windows in the window pane opening, spring means urging said trim to close said opening approximately 'flush with 'theawindow frame, and means operable by-the' opening of the window ,to open said HENRY E. ROSNER. 

